Though many people imagine the tropics to be ‘dripping’ with snakes, in reality, they are amazingly cryptic and difficult to see. There are 45 species of snakes in Florida, but you will have to look hard to see any of them.
Eastern Hognose Snake
Rat Snakes
Eastern Indigo Snake
Black Racer
Rough Green Snake
Garter Snake
Mud Snake
Banded Water Snake
Brown Water Snake
Pine Snake
Salt Marsh Snake
Florida Scarlet Snake
Striped Crayfish Snake
Swamp Snake
Pine Woods Snake
Ringneck Snake
Brown Snake
Scarlet Kingsnake
Crowned Snake
Eastern Coral Snake
Cottonmouth (Water Moccasin)
Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake
Canebreak Rattlesnake
Dusky Pigmy Rattlesnake
Southern Copperhead
Burmese Python
Brahminy Blind Snake
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